Allegations against sheep farm are unsubstantiated

Your article quotes the CFIA press release as saying "...by unlawfully removing and concealing the sheep... the health and safety of other sheep and the industry were jeopardized."

However when Montana Jones's 31 sheep were recovered and slaughtered by the CFIA, every single one of them tested negative for scrapie. Furthermore, the CFIA has presented no evidence whatsoever that the missing sheep ever came into contact with anyone else's sheep. Therefore, how could they have jeopardized the safety of other sheep, let alone the industry as a whole?

If there was indeed ever any scrapie on Montana's farm -- something which we consider far from proven -- it is far more likely that the CFIA veterinarians were themselves spreading it to other farms, since they would tramp all over Montana's farm and leave her premises without disinfecting their dirty boots or their car tires. The terms of the quarantine order permitted anyone and everyone, except sheep, to do the same, coming and going at will after handling sheep without disinfecting their clothing, their footwear, or their hands. Now the CFIA expects the world to believe that 31 non-scrapie-infected sheep jeopardized the entire industry.

In short, the CFIA's press release contains allegations that are unsubstantiated, self-serving, and inflammatory. They seem to be intended to stir up animosity towards the accused in the farming community.